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    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Spicy poondu kuzhambu made chettinad style taste delicious with rice.

    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu

    This kuzhambu is what i recently made and i got a serious addiction to it. It turned out so yummy, i love it to the core. The smell of shallots, garlic and fresh ground masala just lifts you.

    This is a chettinad recipe, which involves in roasting few spices and grinding them. My mom makes another version which is so simple, will share that too soon.

    Ingredients for Chettinad poondu kuzhambu

    • Oil - 3 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing - a pinch
    • Curry Leaves a handful
    • Shallots /Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
    • Garlic - 20 cloves peeled
    • Tomato - 1 large chopped finely
    • Tamarind - gooseberry size
    • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
    • Dry Red Chillies - 5 to 7
    • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Black Pepper - 1 tsp
    • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ½ tsp
    • Oil - 1 tsp

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    How to Make Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu

    1. Soak tamarind in some water for 15 mins. Squeeze and strain the pulp.
    2. Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai. Add in all the roasting ingredients and saute till golden. Remove it in a blender and grind it till smooth. 
    3. Heat 3 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and saute for a min.
    4. In goes shallots, garlic and saute for a min.
    5. Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy.
    6. Pour in the ground masala and salt. Cook till raw smell leaves away.
    7. Pour in tamarind juice and some water if needed.
    8. Bring this to a boil, cover and simmer till oil separates.
    9. Now add in some sugar and mix well.
    10. Serve over rice.
     
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
     

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    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu Recipe

    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Spicy poondu kuzhambu made chettinad style taste delicious with rice.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • Oil - 3 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Asafoetida / Kaya Podi / Hing - a pinch
    • Curry Leaves a handful
    • Shallots /Sambar Onion - 10 peeled
    • Garlic - 20 cloves peeled
    • Tomato - 1 large chopped finely
    • Tamarind - gooseberry size
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - ½ tsp
    • Water as needed
    • For Roasting & Grinding:
    • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
    • Dry Red Chillies - 5 to 7
    • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Black Pepper - 1 tsp
    • Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ½ tsp
    • Oil - 1 tsp

    Instructions

    • Soak tamarind in some water for 15 mins. Squeeze and strain the pulp.
    • Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai. Add in all the roasting ingredients and saute till golden. Remove it in a blender and grind it till smooth.
    • Heat 3 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and saute for a min.
    • Add in shallots, garlic and saute for a min.
    • Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy.
    • Pour in the ground masala and salt. Cook till raw smell leaves away.
    • Pour in tamarind juice and some water if needed.
    • Bring this to a boil, cover and simmer till oil separates.
    • Now add in some sugar and mix well.
    • Serve over rice.
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    Chettinad Poondu Kuzhambu Step by Step

     
    Take all your ingredients

     

    These are your roasting ingredients

     

    Heat a tsp of oil in a pan

     

    Add in the roasting ingredients

     

    roast till golden

     

    now it has turned golden

     

    Transfer this to a blender

     

    Puree till smooth

     

    Heat some more oil in a kadai

     

    add in mustard seeds

     

    and some asafoetida

     

    add in curry leaves

     

    saute for a min

     

    Add in peeled shallots and garlic

     

    add in tomatoes

     

    Saute for 5 mins or so

     

    Now it has turned mushy

     

    Add the ground masala

     

    and some salt

     

    I fried it for a couple of mins

     

    Pour in tamarind water

     

    mix well..Add additional water if needed

     

    bring it to a boil

     

    cover and simmer

     

    cook till oil floats on top

     

    i added a touch of sugar to balance the taste

     

    Done

     

    Serve
     
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    1. Uma Shankar

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      Looks yummy never tried this before

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    2. Anuradha Prasanna

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      Super...will try soon 🙂

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      • Anju

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        5 stars
        I was looking for some lunch recipes. I have tried today it was so easy to make with minimal ingredient. Thanks aarthi akka for sharing such detailed recipe

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    3. Anonymous

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      Is. It served. With Roti or Rice?? Can. We. chop the Garlic?And slice the. Onion in this reciepe?

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousit is served with rice. Yes u can chop it

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    5. Anonymous

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      Sudha: Good one, will try 🙂

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    6. Pearly :->

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      Awesome recipe

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    7. Anonymous

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      This looks delicious! I do have one question- when you transfer the roasted items to the blender and puree, do you puree the stem of the chile along with the rest? Or do you chop that part off? That may be a silly question, lol. 🙂

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    8. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousi puree with stem as well

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    9. shalu

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      Hi i tried ur poondu kuzhambu recipe today it was so gud..but i felt it was lil watery so i added thr ground paste of coconut grated along wid a tsp of aachi kuzhambu masala to adjust d taste..it was much better then..thanks so much fr d recipe..annnddd ur brinjal kuzhambu recipe is awwwwsum..it was yummy..i tried it..my husband & my sis-in-law too loved it...thnx a lot fr dat recipe 🙂

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    10. Pavi

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      Hi,

      I tried the poondu kolambu and did some blunder:( Maybe I added twice as much sugar, it turned too sweet. Anyway to save it? I can taste all the flavours but the sweet is over powering. Please help.

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      • Aarthi

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        Add more tamarind

        Reply
    11. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi, tried this recipe it was super. Continue sharing such tasty recipes.

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    12. Anonymous

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      aarthi akka god bless you.i love yur recepies....samaika teriyadavanga kuda samaika kathupanga...neenga supeeeer akka. .

      Reply
    13. Unknown

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      Hii, i tried your recepie it came out very wel simply superb.Thank you continue sharing your tasty recepies

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    14. Aditya Nayak

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      What do we have it with?

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